Day 20

Clean – Free Choice

Through this challenge I have tried to add every room in the house and some of the items that need a good clean (such as the washing machine and oven). But every home is different and I may have missed a room in your home.  Use today to spend time cleaning that forgotten room, area or item.  What will you be cleaning today?

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Cleaning Checklist

Use this checklist to help you maintain your beautifully organised and clean home.  This checklist includes daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks.  Use the blank weekly cleaning planner to create a routine to suit the time you have available.

The cleaning checklist is available in my shop in two new designs.  Use coupon code 20dayscleancheck to get 20% off at checkout.  Click here to download

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Declutter – Freezer

I often freeze left over meals as single portions or make double batches and freeze as a whole meal so I get a night off cooking on a busy day and you will always find some baking amongst my freezer shelves. Today’s task is to go through your freezer and remove anything that has passed it’s freezer use-by date, such as meat.  If you find some food or meals that need using soon add them to this weeks meal plan. By clearing the old food from your freezer will give you room to add a few meals so you can have some nights off cooking and make room for some baking that can be added to lunch boxes.

I keep all my fruit and veg in containers to prevent freezer burn and the green basket on the left hold my frozen bananas. 

I always keep biscuits in the freezer for lunch boxes

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Organise – Baking Day

As I mentioned above, you will always find baking in my freezer.  I always add something baked to the lunchboxes like a muffin or biscuits.  I usually always bake with the intention to freeze.  By placing it in the freezer the day I bake it means that it is just as fresh when defrosted.  I place the frozen muffin/biscuits into lunch boxes that morning and it’s always defrosted by morning tea time.  I  spend an hour or two in the kitchen every few weeks to stock up the freezer.  You can read more about my baking day process here.

Organise some time for you to bake some muffins or cookies for your freezer to have on hand when unexpected visitors drop by or for lunch boxes.  The major benefit of this is you are saving money rather than purchasing store-bought items.

I have released my new Lunch Box Recipes Cookbook, which has all my favourite lunch box recipes that I cook my kids.  Each of these recipes is freezer friendly for you to make for lunch boxes or to have on hand for after-school snacks. Rather than scrolling through my blog for recipes, they are all now conveniently in one place, click here to purchase. 

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New Habit – Stick with your routines

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5 Minutes Only – Tell your family members you love them

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YOU DID IT!!! I have really enjoyed sharing these tips with you and pleased that it has been able to make a difference within your home.

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DOWNLOAD

Print the daily sheet and checklists to keep for reference while you are completing the above tasks.

• DAY 20 DAILY TASK SHEET – file behind ‘Daily Task’ divider – click to download.
• Use the general room clean checklists you have already printed

Please share your progress in the comments below